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Key Stats
Trading Volume (24hr)
$27.8B
Circulating Supply
20.0M
Market Cap
$1290.3B
Total Supply
20.0M
Holders
--
Max Supply
21.0M
FDV
$1290.3B
Funding Rate
0.00581%
Date of Creation
Jan, 2009
What is Bitcoin (BTC)?
Bitcoin is the first successful internet money based on peer-to-peer technology; whereby no central bank or authority is involved in the transaction and production of the Bitcoin currency. It was created by an anonymous individual/group under the name, Satoshi Nakamoto. The source code is available publicly as an open source project, anybody can look at it and be part of the developmental process.
Bitcoin is changing the way we see money as we speak. The idea was to produce a means of exchange, independent of any central authority, that could be transferred electronically in a secure, verifiable and immutable way. It is a decentralized peer-to-peer internet currency making mobile payment easy, very low transaction fees, protects your identity, and it works anywhere all the time with no central authority and banks.
Bitcoin is designed to have only 21 million BTC ever created, thus making it a deflationary currency. Bitcoin uses the SHA-256 hashing algorithm with an average transaction confirmation time of 10 minutes. Miners today are mining Bitcoin using ASIC chip dedicated to only mining Bitcoin, and the hash rate has shot up to peta hashes.
Being the first successful online cryptography currency, Bitcoin has inspired other alternative currencies such as Litecoin, Peercoin, Primecoin, and so on.
The cryptocurrency then took off with the innovation of the turing-complete smart contract by Ethereum which led to the development of other amazing projects such as EOS, Tron, and even crypto-collectibles such as CryptoKitties.
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Today Jun 22 2026
20:49
Analysts emphasize that Strategy's Stretch (STRC) is structurally different from Terra Luna and cannot technically lose its peg.
20:46
Strategy acquired 520 BTC for $35 million, bringing its total holdings to 847,363 BTC. More significantly, the firm added $300 million to its USD reserve, totaling $1.4 billion, to support its Digital Credit securities. This move signals a shift toward balancing aggressive Bitcoin accumulation with stronger liquidity management to reassure credit investors.
20:44
President Trump signed executive orders to boost U.S. quantum computing and enforce quantum-resistant encryption by 2028. This initiative aims to secure national infrastructure and cryptocurrency against future quantum threats, mandating a shift to post-quantum cryptographic standards across federal agencies and the private sector.
20:44
Nvidia unveiled a warm-water cooling system that could eliminate on-site water use in data centers. However, experts warn this ignores the vast water footprint of electricity generation and chip manufacturing. Since AI relies heavily on fossil fuels, total water consumption remains high unless the energy grid shifts to renewables like wind and solar.
20:43
Grayscale Investments suggests Bitcoin could recover against equities if the Federal Reserve maintains steady interest rates, noting that recent market divergence stems from shifting rate expectations.
20:39
A dormant HashFlare-linked wallet transferred 10,600 ETH valued at $18.5 million following a 3.5-year hiatus. Funds were swapped to Bitcoin amidst ongoing legal proceedings regarding the HashFlare fraud case.
20:36
Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas reaffirms that 70% of his wealth is in Bitcoin, maintaining a strong bullish stance alongside predictions of the cryptocurrency reaching $1 million.
20:13
Paraguay has sentenced two Bitcoin miners to two years in prison for large-scale energy theft, setting a legal precedent to punish both perpetrators and facilitators to safeguard the national power grid.
20:02
Michael Saylor has hinted at Strategy's impending 113th Bitcoin acquisition, yet the move faces skepticism from critics who question whether it will generate controversy rather than praise.
20:00
President Trump signed executive orders to boost U.S. quantum computing and accelerate the shift to quantum-resistant encryption, posing potential risks to Bitcoin.
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